Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 58.9% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 81.9% more for housing
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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